When you look at it another way, for those very big traders, on...

When you look at it another way, for those very big traders, on a large scale, having 100k (of your own money) active during the course of the year, costs you an extra 8k in interest. (due to the fact you also pay interest on your 10% share).

CFD's definitely look like a short term trading platform.

Otherwise just use a Margin Loan account. Good portion of the top 200 are 60% and above.

Do the math.